Iron County register., 1887-05-12

SHORTLY after dark, on the 4un, the ros.-
dence OF JACOB Wagner, near Tionesta,
Pa, was robbed by five men. Mrs. Wag-
oner was in the house at the time, and
was forced to tell where the money was.
The father and son came to Mrs. Wag-
oner's assistance, and in the skir mish
which ensued one of the robbers was shot
in the neck, killing him instantly.
A RUSSIAN fanatic ran amuck at Oiessa
on the 5th and stabbed six Jews, Killing
two He was arrested in restaurant,
where he attacked and injured Jewish
waiter. A mob of Jews tried to lynch
him.
Mrs. CLEVELAND, after receiving Queen
Kapiolani on the 5th, gave lunch to few
little girls whom she had invited to meet
her cousin, May Huddlestcne. The young
folks afterward went to the circus. Mrs.
Cleveland wrote personal note to each
of the children invited.
ANOTHER slight earthquake shock was
felt in the region of El Paso, Tex, on the
6.h.
Gently shot at Tahlequah, L T., has died
of his injuries.
THE machine shops of the Chicago, Kan
sas & Nebraska railroad are to be built al
Harrington, Neb.
SENATOR VEST, of Missouri, has re
| turned to Washington from New York
| with his eyes much improved by treat
| ment.
THE Gar of Russia is inclined to show
| clemency toward his condemned assall
| ants by changing the death sentences te
| life imprisonment.
| AT Hubbard, O., on the 9th, Griffith
Phillips was caught in some machinery in
motion and literally ground to pieces, his
| head being severed from his body.
EGMoNT, the new star IN the racing
! world that made his first reputation al
the Dallas CTex.) track last fall and as
tonished turfmen by his performance in
winning the mile and an eighth at Nash
vile a few days ago, has been sold tt
Dwyer Bros. for $4,000.
The Tsnaes-Dillon case was debated
again in the British House of Commons
on the 9th. The reception of telegram
| from Parnen was announced, in which he
stated his willingness to have the pro
posed investigation extend to the forged
] letter matter.
The fertilizer works of NJ Dorsey a
Highlandtown, Md, were destroyed by
fire shortly before one o'clock on the
| morning of the 9Th. Loss, 500, COO; lnsur
ance, $4,000.
| A FRIGHTFUL conflagration prevailed al
| Eperies, Hungary, on the 9th, destroying
one hundred houses and injuring several
persons. The pecuniary loss is very
! great.
THE President has appointed Martin j
| Russell, of Chicago, and j. e. Thorn, o1
| Baltimore, Md, to be members of the
| West Point Military Academy visiting
committee, in place of General Palmer. oil
Illinois, and Mr.. Gwynn, of Maryland, de-
| clined.
JUDGE BLoDGETT, of Chicago, sentenced
Colonel Bolton to two years in the peni
| tentiary on the 9th for embeZzling fund
from the post-office while in charge O.
second-class mail matter. Bottoms wife
was in court. A number of prominen
| lawyers were present.
| THE Postmaster-Generaih has awarded t,
the HoIyoke (Mass.) Envelope Company
the contract for supplying the Post Office
| Department with registered package anC
other official envelopes for the next fis ca
year at SS4, 1872. This figure Is abou
| 81 700 less than last years. contract fol
similar supplies.
JOHN ROGERS was hanged at Eurek a
Cal, on the 9th for the murder of Judge
John II. Kimball, May 2S of last year. A
midnight on that date Judge Kimball dis
covered Rogers in his house and attempted
to arrest him. In the struggle which en-
sued he was shot dead.
| JAMES SMITHS hour mill, at lnSerSOll
Ont, with 5000 or 10, 900 bushels of wheat
and large quantity of -four, was burned
on the night of the 5th. Loss, 800, 900, with
small insurance. The origin of the fire i:
unknown, but it is believed to have beer
incendiarism, as the mill had not beer
running for week
| GENERAL GRESSER has been preSente et
with 100, 600 roubles by the Czarina, ant
the Car has fixed his pension at 6,00(
roubles per annum, as a recompense fo
his services in apprehending and arrest
ing the Nihilists implicated in the recen
attempt on the Cars life.
| SECRETARY WHITNEY has decided t.
order the repair of the United State
steamer Hartford, now at Mare Island
Cal. After an examination of the debate
in the last Congress he has found that tn
| reconstruction of that vessel was con
templated, and that the 500, 900 appro
priated for the repair of wooden vessel
is applicable to the Hartford, and as tht
repairs on the vessel will not exec e
twenty per cent of the value of the shi
the report of the board of survey has bee
approved.